He was the example of what not to do in life...well his jerk off brother decided to take his 50k of family inheritance and put it all into apple stock.My econ teacher all year told us how stupid his brother was for doing this and diversification is how to invest etc.  

If the schools are high ranking, you may be able to demand a higher rent so they get into that zip code, so they can get into those schools.An example for Silicon Valley - the public schools in Cupertino, CA (where Apple's campus lives) are insanely highly rated. 

@Jeremy BlevinsHere’s an apples to apples study.

Sure we have a few apples in the bunch, but we saw great cooperation from our tenants. 

I also have good tenants but one bad apple can have a bigger impact on an SFR, I think.- Maintenance - roofs etc are more for a single-family per unit than a larger MF building which has 8-12 units in a typical garden-style apartment.Again, neither of these are totally hands-free operations unless you want to invest as a Limited Partner in someone else's deal, just slightly different headaches ;-)

That's not an apples to apples comparison.

My Business CardA design for a car magnet or a bandit sign.

Make sure all the bids include the same thing and you're comparing apples to apples, but don't get too bent out of shape if one contractor has a quote that looks like an insurance settlement and another gives you a quote that looks more like mine.Also, most contractors don't charge for quotes.

We find that "bad apple" tenants will leave on their own once we take over management.

I like to provide an informational magnet.. seriously.